To lead, one must follow.
LAOZIFollow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
More Laozi Quotes
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Return animosity with virtue.
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A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
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Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.
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The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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The True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.
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Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Meandering leads to perfection.
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The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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The light of the Way seems dim.
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Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness
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Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
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Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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